- Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ theguardian.com
- Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth announces new Pentagon initiatives NPR
- Hegseth details new initiatives in partisan address to troops The Washington Post
- Hegseth Talks Tough as Republican Doubts About His Leadership Grow The New York Times
- 7 takeaways from Hegseth’s address to officers: Warfare’s future, faith and a new base The Hill
